Global And National Cultures
Overview
Walk through an airport anywhere in the world and you will see the same coffee chains, the same phone brands and the same handful of blockbuster films advertised on the walls. That sameness has a name: global culture, the spread of shared foods, languages, media and fashion to almost every country on earth. But step outside that airport and the picture gets more complicated fast, because plenty of communities actively push back against it, and plenty of governments have found ways to turn their own culture into an economic asset rather than letting it be replaced.
In this lesson you will examine how a global culture has grown, why some countries and communities resist it, and how protecting or promoting national culture can become a deliberate strategy for economic development.
Objectives
- Growth towards a global culture, including increased worldwide adoption of common foods, languages, media and fashion
- The rejection of globalised cultural change, including national identity and resistance against the spread of global culture, using two countries as examples
- The protection and promotion of national culture as an economic development strategy, using one country as an example
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- Which of the following best defines global culture? A) A single new culture invented by international organisations B) The spread of shared cultural products and practices across many countries C) A country's official language policy D) The total population of a country Answer: B
- Which of the following is an example of a country resisting global cultural change through language policy? A) South Korea funding music exports B) France requiring French in official communications and advertising C) Bhutan measuring Gross National Happiness D) A country joining a free trade agreement Answer: B
- Bhutan delayed the introduction of television and the internet until 1999 mainly in order to: A) Reduce the cost of electricity B) Weigh the cultural impact of global media before opening up to it C) Prepare for a change of national language D) Increase the number of tourists immediately Answer: B
- South Korea's support for its music, film and television industries is best described as: A) Closing the country off from global trade B) Using national culture as a deliberate economic development strategy C) Banning foreign media D) Reducing government spending on the arts Answer: B
- 'Soft power' refers to a country's ability to: A) Win a war using superior weapons B) Influence others through the appeal of its culture and values C) Set interest rates for other countries D) Control another country's borders Answer: B
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